Cycle saddle spring



July 25, 1944. F. MESING ER CYCLE SADDLE SPRING Filed July 12, 1940 INVENTOR. FREDERICK MESINGER 9/ JA I OR NEY.

Patented July 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE 2,354,323 f g CYCLE SADDLE S'PmNG Frederick Mesinger, Mount Vernon, N. Y.

Application July 12, 1940, Serial No. 345,057

2 Claims.

This invention relates to cycle saddles and more particularly to a cycle saddle spring joint construction.

A customary form of seat supporting spring structure for cycle saddles includes a coil spring arrangement for supporting the rear portion of the seat, a frame including forwardly and rearwardly extending reach members which are connected with and support the rear coil springs, and a coil spring arrangement connecting the front ends of the reach members to the forward or pommel portion of the seat. The front spring has helical coils disposed in vertical planes, a center portion, and upper and lower end portions that extend rearwardly and are secured to the seat and to the reach members respectively. It has been customary to secure the lower end portions of the spring by passing a bolt or rivet through eyes formed by the end portions and holes through the end portions of the reach members. Such connection was intended to provide a hinge action.

According to the present invention however, the joint between the reach members and the front spring is arranged so that any hinge action between the members and the spring is prevented. It has been found that such rigid joint causes all the hinge action between the reach members and the seat to occur by fiexure of the spring and has the advantages of providing an improved spring action of the seat support, of obtaining resilient cooperation between the front spring and the rear springs. avoiding any lost motion. improving the stability of the seat support, andv eliminating the possibility of annoying squeaks or the necessity of oiling the joint.

The principal objects of the invention are therefore to provide an improved saddle seat in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a saddle having rear coil springs and a front coil sprin ri idly secured to the reach members of thev frame:

Fig. 2 is a detailed sideview on an enlarged scale of the joint according to the invention;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the joint on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 4 is a view of a section taken 'on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1 the saddle is provided with a customary form of padded seat l0 supported at its rear portion by two sets of helical coil springs II. The springs II are supported by a frame including spring supports l2 and a pair of reach members l3 that extend forwardly. The members 13 are preferably made of bar stock of rectangular cross-section the longer dimension of which is vertical.

The forward or pommel portion of the seat I0 is supported on a helical torsion spring 14 having a rearwardly extending central loop l5 secured against the bottom of the seat ID by a bolt l6. Each half of the spring may include a turn and a half or more or less of spring wire, the turns being disposed in the vertical plane. The two lower end portions I! of the spring are provided with pear shaped loops or eyes I8 also in the vertical plane. The forward portions of the reach members l3 are bent toward each other so that end portions contact each other and are disposed in parallel vertical planes between the eyes IR. A bolt l9 passing through the eyes 18, and the end portions of the reach members I3 secures the eyes and reach members closely together. Obviously however a rivet could be employed if desired.

The joint is made rigid by upsetting or forming portions of the ends of the reach members I 3 outwardly as shown at 20 to engage portions of the upper and lower sides of the eyes l8. Since the eyes I8 are not circular the outstanding projections 20 will effectively prevent relative rotation between the eyes l8 and the reach members 13. In effect the contour of the eyes is pressed into the outer sides of the end portions of the reach members.

It will be seen that as the rear springs II are compressed the entire hinge action will occur in the front spring which will thereby cooperate smoothly with the rear springs. There will be no moveable joint to cause instability or to squeak.

I claim:

1. Ina cycle saddle, a seat; a pair of forwardly and rearwardly extending reach members having rectangular bar shaped forward end portions in vertical parallel planes; a spring having a portion rigidly secured to the forward portion of said seat and rearwardly extending end portions having non-circular eyes disposed in parallel vertical planes; securing means passing through said eyes and said reach members for securing said end portions to the forward ends of said reach members; and integral portions struck up from the edges of said reach members to simultaneously engage both upper and lower non-circular portions of said eyes for preventing relative rotational movement in either direction between said eyes and said reach members.

2. In a cycle saddle, a seat; a pair of forwardly and rearwardlyextending reach members having rectangular barshaped forwardend portions, said end portions being in contact and having portion of said seat and rearwardly extending end portions having non-circular eyes disposed in parallel vertical planes; a single securing means passing through said eyes and said forward portions of said reach members for securing said eyes against said outer faces of the forward portions of said reach members; and inouter faces in parallel vertical planes; a. spring 1 tegral projections extending outwardly from said outer faces of the reach members to engage the non-circular portions of said eyes for preventing relativerotationalmovement in either direction between said eyes and said reach members. having a portion rigidly secured to the torw ard v Y A FREDERICK MESINGER. 

